For we write no other things to you, than what ye read or even acknowledge. And I trust ye will acknowledge even to the end,

Having, then, this purpose, did I act with levity? Or in my purposes do I resolve according to the flesh, that with me there should be now yea, yea, and now nay, nay?

But as God is faithful, our word to you is not yea and nay.

For the Son of God, Christ Jesus, who was preached among you by us, by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not found yea and nay, but in him hath been found yea.

Now he who maketh us with you steadfast in Christ, and anointed us, is God;

But I call upon God as a witness against my soul, that it was to spare you that I came no more to Corinth;

For out of much distress and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that ye should be made sorrowful, but that ye might know the exceeding love which I have for you.

For to this end also I wrote, that I might know by putting it to the proof, whether ye are obedient in all things.

Now when I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, and a door had been opened to me by the Lord,

I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother; but taking my leave of them, I went forth into Macedonia.

who also gave us ability to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit; for the letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life.

Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

For we know that, if our earthly tenthabitation be destroyed, we have a building provided by God, a house not made with hands, everlasting, in the heavens.

Now he that hath prepared us for this very thing is God; who also gave to us the Spirit as the pledge.

We have courage, therefore, always, and know that while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord;

and he died for all, that they who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who died for their sakes, and rose again.

So that we henceforth know no one according to the flesh; and if we have even known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we no longer know him.

Therefore, if any one is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

Him, who knew not sin, he made sin for us, that we might become Gods righteousness in him.

(for he saith: "In an accepted time I heard thee, and in the day of salvation I helped thee;" Behold, now is the accepted time, behold, now is the day of salvation;)

giving no occasion for stumbling in anything, that the ministry may not be blamed;

Receive us into your hearts; we have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have defrauded no one.

For indeed when we had come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.

Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorrowful, but that your sorrow produced repentance. For the sorrow which ye felt had respect to God, that ye might in nothing receive injury from me.

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

Now therefore perform the doing of it, that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have.

as it is written: "He that gathered much, had nothing over; and he that gathered little, had no lack."

since we are careful of this, that no one should blame us in our management of this abundant liberality;

And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have often in many things proved to be zealous, but now much more zealous through the great confidence which he hath in you.

For I know your readiness of mind, of which I boast in behalf of you to the Macedonians, that Achaia was prepared a year ago; and your zeal stirred up the greater part of them.

Now, he that ministereth seed to the sower, and bread for food, will supply and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;

Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I, who present indeed am lowly among you, but am bold toward you when absent;

For I suppose that I am in no respect behind the very foremost apostles.

and when I was present with you, and in want, I was a charge to no one; (for the brethren, when they came from Macedonia, supplied my wants;) and in every thing I kept myself and will keep myself from being burdensome to you.

And no wonder; for even Satan transformeth himself into an angel of light.

It is no great thing, then, if his ministers also transform themselves as ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

I say again, let no one suppose me a fool; if otherwise, yet even as a fool receive me, that I too may boast myself a little.

I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago,whether in the body, I know not, or whether out of the body, I know not; God knoweth,such a one caught up even to the third heaven.

And I know such a man, whether in the body, or without the body, I know not; God knoweth,

I said before, and now say beforehand, as when present the second time, so also absent now, to those who have sinned before, and to all the others, that if I come again, I will not spare;

Try yourselves, whether ye are in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, that Christ Jesus is in you, unless ye are unapproved?

But I trust that ye shall know, that we are not unapproved.

Now we pray to God that ye do no evil; not in order that we may appear approved, but that ye may do what is good, though we be as unapproved.

For we have no power against the truth, but for the truth.